The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-04
VOL. S2.---42O3. NO. 30.
Washington County.
Barre.

short illness, last Thursday. He was born
in Randolph in 1873 and came to Barre
at very early age. His father dying
when the child Mason was three years of
age, he went to live with Mr.. Ketchum,
with whom he resided for some time He
learned his trade of cabinet-making of one
Jerry Ellis, who then lived at South Barre
Afterwards he moved to Waterbury, where
ne lived some years, and was captain in
the militia at that time. For many years he
was the principal painter here and also
kept an undertaking establishment. In his
painting business he used to 90 as far as
st. Albans and also down into New Hamp-
shire. During a long life his health was
very good, he rarely experiencing sick
day. For the past few years he had practi-
cally given up work, yet was never easy
unless he had work to do. In one day last
year, when over eighty-seven years old, he
painted twenty-five sets of blinds. Since
the death of his wife, about year ago, one
of his sons has been living with him. Three
sons and three daughters survive him.
- The village schools opened Mon
day, Mr. Clarence Roberts in charge in the
highest grade 60 Several of the MEM
bers of the Knights of Honor lodge here
were in attendance on the sessions of the
grand lodge at Putney last week, at which
o. b. Boyce Esq, was elected representa-
tive to the supreme lodge for two years.
- The granite firm Of 4. L., E. f. and
John Smith have sold out their shop and
business to Forsyth & Ingram, they taking
possession Monday morning. - Profess
sor e. A. Bishop OF the Vermont Confer
ence Seminary delivered very interesting
sermon at the Methodist church last Sunday
afternoon. - The building boom seems
to start ont this spring with its accustomed
energy. Seven houses are to be erected
near Currier park-siX by A. b. Averill and
sons and one by James Thompson; H. c.
Camp is to erect two near where he lives,
one for himself and one for G.. +. Stevens:
four cottages are to be erected on the flat
nearly in front of Goddard Seminary, also
the Savings Bank block--making fourteen
buildings to start out with, which, we think.
will do pretty well thus early in the season.
- Good signs of warm weather: a
four-year-old child here ran into its home, a
few days, ago. exclaiming: Mamma, the
pussy willows are ripe" - The man
who got hurt on the quarry--William
Harvey of Leeds, p. Q.-was still living at
tanned of his recovery. - The newly
appointed pastor of the Methodist church.
Rev. l.. l.. Beeman-is not expected here
until some time next week, and it is ex-
pected that Professor E. A. Bishop will
preach next Sunday afternoon at the
Methodist church. - Jude Town is
quite sick, the result of taking cold in one
of his hands, which he had injured while
working around his water-pipes. 60 Rev
Z, Mcmillan has moved out of the parson-
age, which was lately sold to DIR. c. F.
Camp. He is, we understand, to live at
George f. G. Wheaton's through the sum-
mer. - Rev. A. NJ. Wheeler commenced
moving to his place near Currier park last
Monday. - Mrs. Will ID. Marsh closed
her term of select school last week Friday.
GODDARD SEMINARY.
THE usual reception was held Friday
evening and was highly enjoyed by all.
- Miss Nellie White, class of 'S5, spent
Friday night with her friends at Goddard
- BY some mistake Henry Hollister
was not mentioned as class historian for
class day; and George Soue should have
been mentioned as prize speaker. instead
OF Miss Martin. - Rev. w. II. Rider
of Gloucester Mass, will deliver the class
sermon June 10Th. - Maude and Lillian
Bush have entered school. Maude takes
music and Lillian enters the academic de-
partment. Birdie Soule was called
to her home in Fairfield on Saturday to at
tend the funeral of her aunt. Glasses
in political economy and English literature
are completing their terms work, and pri-
vate instruction on prize pieces will begin
Immediately.
Mr.. BRADFORD NYE, respected citizen
OF this town, died on Monday, the ID in
stant, at the age of seventy-seven years.
His wife is very ill., with but little prospect
of recovery. His son, Chester Nye and
daughter, Mrs. Gardner, of Connecticut are
at their old home here
East Montpelier.
THE sugar season has proved better than
it promised the farmers in this vicinity
making about the usual amount in spite of
the deep snow. l.. d. Hill has made thir-
teen hundred pounds, being an average of
three and one-half pounds to the tree
- Rodney Young died very suddenly,
a at ha al raI &C .,s, he,
one. - Among the teachers in town are
Misses Allie Chase at North Montpelier,
Abbie Willard at the East village, Ruth
Willard at the Center, Alpa Clark at the
Four Corners, Belle Hersey at the Morse
school-house and Mrs. w. D. Smith at the
less experience in teaching.
North Montpelier.
THE water continues quite high in the
river here on account of large amount of
snow yet in the woods above this place
- The charming operetta "Flower
Queen" is to be given by local talent at
Union vestry hall in this village Tuesday
evening. May 10TH A general invitation is
extended to every one to be present. A
small admission fee will be asked. After
defraying necessary expenses the balance
will be used for the benefit of the church
- The roads are settling very rapidly.
In the course OF the week ii will be quite
dry. - George F. Sibey, our enterpris-
ing woolen manufacturer, is to make extern
sive repairs upon his Misunderstanding
down some, fixing over the old boarding
house and perhaps building new residence
for himself. - There is every indication
OF wedding in our village at no far distant
day.
FaystOn.
SuGARINGis is past and the apparatus slowed
away for another year, but in many sugar
orchards the ground is still covered with
snow. This has been full. average sugar
season, although the snow has been very
deep, which prevented some of the less cour- |
ageous from tapping. A. ID. Bragg has
made hoo pounds, probably more than any
other man in town. - The teachers en- |
gagged for the summer term are Aggie Prem
tiss OF Waitsfield, No. / Hattie l.. Kilpat- |
rick No. 2; Adde S. Pease, No. A; Ella l.. |
McAllister of Waitsfeld No. 0. The other |
districts are not supplied at this date 80 |
Miss Mary Somerville is sick with typhoid |
pneumonia. - At the special meeting
In district No. 9, to see if the district would |
vote to build new school house, nine voted |
IN the affirmative and eleven in the negative.
Some OF the heaviest taxpayers (among
whom was G. ID. Billings and II. Maxwell, |
who have no children to send TO SCHOOL, |
voted in favor of a new building, and C. d. |
Billings, who is nearly seventy years of age,
offered $50 in addition 10 his tax for the
good, as he said, of somebody's children
and the community at large On the other
hand, some who have families and pay ON a
small list were opposed to building.
MarshfieId.
THE future post-ofiice address of Rev. G..
Wells will ba Hard wick VI